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Smith v Gardner Merchant Ltd [1996] IRLR 342 EAT

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Sexual orientation: Discrimination against homosexuals not covered by SDA
Source: Industrial Relations Law Bulletin  Date: 15-05-2001
The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 does not protect homosexuals from discrimination on grounds of their sexual preference, holds the EAT in Smith v Gardner Merchant Ltd.

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Harassment of homosexual not discriminatory
Source: Equal Opportunities Review  Date: 01-05-1996
In Smith v Gardner Merchant Ltd (13 February 1996) EOR67E, the EAT holds that harassment of a homosexual on grounds of sexual orientation cannot be regarded as falling within the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of sex.

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